Gerd Patrick Bienert

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Gerd Patrick Bienert is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerd Patrick Bienert has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerd Patrick Bienert's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (16 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (14 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (14 papers). Gerd Patrick Bienert is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (16 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (14 papers) and Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (14 papers). Gerd Patrick Bienert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Belgium and Denmark. Gerd Patrick Bienert's co-authors include Thomas P. Jahn, Jan K. Schjøerring, François Chaumont, Ian Max Møller, Anders L.B. Møller, Alexander Schulz, Kim A. Kristiansen, Manuela Désirée Schüssler, Manuela Désirée Bienert and Benjamin Pommerrenig and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gerd Patrick Bienert

49 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Specific Aquaporins Facilitate the Diffusion of Hydrogen Peroxide across Membranes

2006 1.0k citations Gerd Patrick Bienert, Jan K. Schjøerring et al. profile →
Membrane transport of hydrogen peroxide

2006 875 citations Gerd Patrick Bienert, Jan K. Schjøerring et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →
Aquaporin-facilitated transmembrane diffusion of hydrogen peroxide

2013 550 citations Gerd Patrick Bienert, François Chaumont profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerd Patrick Bienert Germany	31	2.6k	2.4k	454	365	330	50	4.9k
Thomas P. Jahn Denmark	22	2.1k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	363 0.8×	303 0.8×	274 0.8×	30	4.4k
Takahiro Ishikawa Japan	42	3.6k 1.4×	4.1k 1.7×	265 0.6×	574 1.6×	203 0.6×	163	6.7k
Poul Erik Jensen Denmark	48	3.5k 1.4×	5.5k 2.3×	389 0.9×	234 0.6×	107 0.3×	198	8.4k
Heng Zhang China	47	5.3k 2.1×	4.2k 1.7×	239 0.5×	149 0.4×	131 0.4×	236	8.6k
Atsushi Sakamoto Japan	40	3.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.1×	215 0.5×	124 0.3×	155 0.5×	174	6.3k
Meirong Zhao China	48	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	296 0.7×	115 0.3×	441 1.3×	172	6.5k
Nicholas J. Kruger United Kingdom	34	2.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	394 0.9×	315 0.9×	54 0.2×	93	5.1k
Wayne F. Beyer United States	24	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	126 0.3×	361 1.0×	118 0.4×	40	4.9k
Ian Max Møller Denmark	52	6.4k 2.5×	6.9k 2.9×	334 0.7×	347 1.0×	175 0.5×	197	11.2k
Benjamı́n Piña Spain	49	726 0.3×	2.8k 1.2×	330 0.7×	122 0.3×	407 1.2×	219	7.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gerd Patrick Bienert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerd Patrick Bienert

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerd Patrick Bienert

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All Works

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Alcock, Thomas D., et al.. (2025). The role of maize ( Zea mays ) radicle root hairs in seedling establishment under adverse phosphorus and water seedbed conditions. Annals of Botany. 136(5-6). 1115–1130. 1 indexed citations

Bienert, Gerd Patrick, Thomas D. Alcock, Kathy Steppe, et al.. (2025). What Is the Limit of Vertical Farming Productivity?. Food and Energy Security. 14(2). 2 indexed citations

Bienert, Manuela Désirée, Astrid Junker, Michael Melzer, et al.. (2023). Boron deficiency responses in maize (Zea mays L.) roots. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 5 indexed citations

Lippold, Eva, Manuela Désirée Bienert, Marie‐Lara Bouffaud, et al.. (2022). Plant Age and Soil Texture Rather Than the Presence of Root Hairs Cause Differences in Maize Resource Allocation and Root Gene Expression in the Field. Plants. 11(21). 2883–2883. 8 indexed citations

Pommerrenig, Benjamin, et al.. (2022). Cytokinins as boron deficiency signals to sustain shoot development in boron‐efficient oilseed rape. Physiologia Plantarum. 174(5). e13776–e13776. 13 indexed citations

Wiggenhauser, Matthias, Rebekah E. T. Moore, Peng Wang, et al.. (2022). Stable Isotope Fractionation of Metals and Metalloids in Plants: A Review. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 840941–840941. 58 indexed citations

Jia, Zhongtao, Manuela Désirée Bienert, Nicolaus von Wirén, & Gerd Patrick Bienert. (2021). Genome‐wide association mapping identifies HvNIP2;2/HvLsi6 accounting for efficient boron transport in barley. Physiologia Plantarum. 171(4). 809–822. 12 indexed citations

Yim, Bunlong, Manuela Désirée Bienert, Eva Lippold, et al.. (2020). Compatibility of X-ray computed tomography with plant gene expression, rhizosphere bacterial communities and enzyme activities. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(18). 5603–5614. 19 indexed citations

Pommerrenig, Benjamin, Nadine Bernhardt, Manuela Désirée Bienert, et al.. (2019). Functional evolution of nodulin 26‐like intrinsic proteins: from bacterial arsenic detoxification to plant nutrient transport. New Phytologist. 225(3). 1383–1396. 56 indexed citations

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Calabrese, Gaetano, Prince Saforo Amponsah, Gerd Patrick Bienert, et al.. (2019). Hyperoxidation of mitochondrial peroxiredoxin limits H ₂ O ₂ ‐induced cell death in yeast. The EMBO Journal. 38(18). e101552–e101552. 58 indexed citations

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Bienert, Manuela Désirée, et al.. (2018). Heterotetramerization of Plant PIP1 and PIP2 Aquaporins Is an Evolutionary Ancient Feature to Guide PIP1 Plasma Membrane Localization and Function. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 382–382. 56 indexed citations

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Bienert, Gerd Patrick, Nicolás Ayub, Agustín Yaneff, et al.. (2016). Pollen-Specific Aquaporins NIP4;1 and NIP4;2 Are Required for Pollen Development and Pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell. 28(5). 1053–1077. 71 indexed citations

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Medraño-Fernández, Iria, Milena Bertolotti, Gerd Patrick Bienert, et al.. (2016). Stress Regulates Aquaporin-8 Permeability to Impact Cell Growth and Survival. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 24(18). 1031–1044. 74 indexed citations

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Pommerrenig, Benjamin, et al.. (2015). Metalloido-porins: Essentiality of Nodulin 26-like intrinsic proteins in metalloid transport. Plant Science. 238. 212–227. 119 indexed citations

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Bienert, Gerd Patrick, Manuela Désirée Bienert, Thomas P. Jahn, Marc Boutry, & François Chaumont. (2011). Solanaceae XIPs are plasma membrane aquaporins that facilitate the transport of many uncharged substrates. The Plant Journal. 66(2). 306–317. 158 indexed citations

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Bienert, Gerd Patrick & Thomas P. Jahn. (2010). Major Intrinsic Proteins and Arsenic Transport in Plants: New Players and Their Potential Role. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 679. 111–125. 19 indexed citations

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Bienert, Gerd Patrick, Manuela Désirée Schüssler, & Thomas P. Jahn. (2007). Metalloids: essential, beneficial or toxic? Major intrinsic proteins sort it out. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 33(1). 20–26. 124 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qingchun, Alexander Froschauer, Christina Schultheis, et al.. (2006). Helitron Transposons on the Sex Chromosomes of the Platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus and Their Evolution in Animal Genomes. Zebrafish. 3(1). 39–52. 33 indexed citations

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Bienert, Gerd Patrick, Jan K. Schjøerring, & Thomas P. Jahn. (2006). Membrane transport of hydrogen peroxide. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1758(8). 994–1003. 875 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siefritz, Franka, Beate Otto, Gerd Patrick Bienert, Alexander R. van der Krol, & Ralf Kaldenhoff. (2003). The plasma membrane aquaporin NtAQP1 is a key component of the leaf unfolding mechanism in tobacco. The Plant Journal. 37(2). 147–155. 74 indexed citations

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